There is another mechanism used to incentivize support for ill-conceived policies: promises of cushy, high-pay lobbying jobs for officials and members of their

There is another mechanism used to incentivize support for ill-conceived policies: promises of cushy, high-pay lobbying jobs for officials and members of their staff. I imagine this would only be uncovered ex-post facto. Here's a nauseating example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Tauzin#Career_as_a_lobbyist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Tauzin#Career_as_a_lobbyi...